SEVEN Tottenham Hotspur football fans were injured yesterday after being attacked by a gang of up to 100 masked French thugs chanting Nazi slogans.

The hooligans smashed doors and threw a flare, cast-iron chairs, and lumps of wood and concrete as the British fans barricaded themselves inside a pub in Lyon, ahead of last night’s Europa League match.

The thugs made Nazi salutes as they fled, before returning to attack supporters drinking at a different pub nearby.

It is the second time fans of Tottenham, which has a large Jewish following, have suffered apparent anti-Semitic violence in Europe in three months. They were attacked by a hate mob in Rome in November.

The attackers were chanting. It was of an anti-Semitic nature

A spokesman

Yesterday at least three of the fans injured in Lyon were taken to hospital, including one with a head wound.

Local police said the attacks – condemned by French officials – were “well-coordinated”.

A spokesman confirmed: “The attackers were chanting. It was of an anti-Semitic nature.”